We thank Dr Samantha Callan for her independent and detailed report on the Child Maintenance Service’s response to domestic abuse and we welcome the broadly positive approach the Government has taken in its response to that review, accepting most of the recommendations. The Government should, in its response to this Report, provide a timetable for the work arising from that review.

We thank Dr Samantha Callan for her independent and detailed report on the Child Maintenance Service’s response to domestic abuse and we welcome the broadly positive approach the Government has taken in its response to that review, accepting most of the recommendations. The Government should, in its response to this Report, provide a timetable for the work arising from that review. Type: recommendation | Number: 11 | Paragraph: 57 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: This Government takes the issue of domestic abuse extremely seriously and works hard to ensure victims of domestic abuse can use its services. This includes ensuring the CMS is equipped to help parents set up and manage their child maintenance arrangement safely. The CMS recognises that domestic abu